$1200 for a compressor, a used one at that on a twelve year old unit in the hot Florida sun? Unless you are selling the house in the next few months, or have no way to get the money for a new system...

Might just need to have the coil pulled and cleaned. That is something that is done quite routinely where I am. Its not cheep. I'm around $300 to do it. I would call for a second opinion. At 12 years...

If you lost all your refrigerant that is a big leak and usually pretty easy to find with a little nitrogen and maybe some freon and a decent leak detector. The guy you had out seems either completely...

That's why the fancy part "warranties" they hawk are often a joke. They get you for the labor, freon, and anything else they can think of. $1500 is a little steep. Since you already know the problem...

I've used the replacement refrigerants such as 422B and 422D. I was not happy with the results. Often times I lost enough capacity that the unit would not cool on hot days. For me its either real R22...

I wish I knew what "pressures are good" really means? Also if your unit is two years old its likely out of the original one or maybe two year labor warranty. Yea the parts are under warranty but many...